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60 Hamilton Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

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1 In which song does Hamilton speak the following line: "You're absolutely right, John should have shot him in the mouth, that would have shut him up"?
Answer: Meet Me Inside

In "Meet Me Inside" George Washington orders Alexander Hamilton to return home from the war. John Laurens shot Charles Lee in the waist during their duel, and in this line Hamilton demonstrates his lack of remorse for permitting the duel to occur.
    Your options: [ Meet Me Inside ] [ Hurricane ] [ Dear Theodosia ] [ Best of Wives and Best of Women ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
2 Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Answer: Treasury Secretary

He was the very first Secretary of the Treasury, to be exact. He acted as George Washington's right hand man during the American Revolution, and after the war he was promoted to create a national bank.
  From Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musical "Hamilton"?
3 Identify the song: "Let me tell you what I wish I'd known when I was young and dreamed of glory: you have no control."
Answer: History Has Its Eyes On You

Song is sung by George Washington in Act One when he is telling Hamilton that he needs to take a step back because when he was young he was given a lot of power and didn't know how to use it. He's letting Hamilton know to be careful.
    Your options: [ Alexander Hamilton ] [ My Shot ] [ One Last Time ] [ History Has Its Eyes On You ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
4 The line "death doesn't discriminate/between the sinners and the saints/it takes and it takes" appears first in which song?
Answer: Wait for It

"Wait for It" is sung by Aaron Burr, who was played by Leslie Odom Jr in the original Broadway cast.
    Your options: [ Say No to This ] [ Wait for It ] [ The World Turned Upside Down ] [ Burn ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
5 From which song does the following line come: "Don't modulate the key then not debate with me"?
Answer: Farmer Refuted

In this song, Samuel Seabury argues against the revolution. Hamilton interjects and attempts to debate with him. This is one of multiple instances in "Hamilton" where the characters show awareness of the music: the score does, indeed, modulate up a half-step just prior to this line.
    Your options: [ Farmer Refuted ] [ What Comes Next ] [ The Room Where It Happens ] [ Cabinet Battle #2 ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
6 Identify the song: "Forgiveness, can you imagine?"
Answer: It's Quiet Uptown

This song is sung after Alexander Hamilton and Eliza lose Philip in Act Two, and they have to learn to deal with their misfortunes.
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
7 Ham4Ham is a lottery system in which cast members sell front-row tickets for what amount of money?
Answer: $10

Not only do cast members from "Hamilton" perform at the outdoor (and sometimes online) Ham4Ham shows - cast members from nearby musicals such as "Fun Home" and "Les Mis" have also participated in raffling off Hamilton tickets!
    Your options: [ $5 ] [ $10 ] [ $20 ] [ $100 ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
8 In the title song, "Alexander Hamilton", two people say "we fought with him". Who were they?
Answer: Marquis de Lafayette and Hercules Mulligan

Lin Manuel Miranda was very sneaky with this line because in Act One, Lafayette and Mulligan physically fight with Hamilton in the revolution, but the actors who play them in the original production also play Jefferson and Madison in Act Two, who also verbally fought with Hamilton.
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9 Identify the song: "No one really knows how the game is played, the art of the trade, how the sausage gets made."
Answer: The Room Where It Happens

This song is sung by Aaron Burr in Act Two when Thomas Jefferson, James Maddison and Hamilton have a private meeting to discuss trades and government issues. They don't invite Burr, and Burr wants to be in "the room where it happens".
    Your options: [ Guns and Ships ] [ Helpless ] [ Right Hand Man ] [ The Room Where It Happens ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
10 Lin-Manuel Miranda started writing "Dear Theodosia" at what point in his life?
Answer: When he got a dog

This isn't the full story - Lin says in "Hamilton: a Revolution" that already they had been struggling when they went to a vacation to the Dominican Republic with his wife's family. "My wife's aunt [...] was struggling was ALS, so the air was heavy: we dreaded/anticipated the news of her passing even as we attempted to make the best of this vacation. Amidst all this, one day a tiny stray puppy jumped up on my wife's beach chair and nipped at her ankle, with large brown eyes that pleaded, "Get me off this island." [...] Vanessa, a lifelong cat person, switched teams in that moment and Tobillo (Spanish for ankle) entered our lives for good."
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
11 Who declares that he is "taking this horse by the reins, making redcoats redder with bloodstains"?
Answer: Marquis de Lafayette

This line comes from "Guns and Ships", a song that requires Lafayette to rap at breakneck speed. Lafayette convinces Washington that, if they are to win at Yorktown, Hamilton must take the lead. In the original Broadway production, Daveed Diggs played Lafayette in Act 1 and Jefferson in Act 2. He won the Tony for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical.
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
12 Which song in "Hamilton" has a section that is the fastest sung song on Broadway?
Answer: Guns and Ships

Lafayette spits out 19 words in 3 seconds (6.333 words per second) in this song in Act One. The song previously holding that fastest song title was "Not Getting Married Today" from the musical "Company", which had 6.2 words per second.
    Your options: [ Guns and Ships ] [ My Shot ] [ Ten Duel Commandments ] [ Cabinet Battle #1 ]
  From Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musical "Hamilton"?
13 Identify the song: "My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessing. I'm dying inside as you wine and dine and I'm trying not to cry but there's nothing that your mind can't do."
Answer: Helpless

Eliza is singing this song in Act One after she meets Hamilton for the first time; they wed two weeks later.
    Your options: [ Satisfied ] [ What'd I Miss ] [ Wait For It ] [ Helpless ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
14 Continue the line: "I never thought I'd live past twenty."
Answer: Where I come from, some get half as many.

Cast member Anthony Ramos (John Laurens / Phillip Schuyler) said that he related to this quote. In the neighborhood where he grew up, it was considered lucky to live past the age of 21 because so few did.
    Your options: [ I'm lucky if I see more than one penny. ] [ Where I come from, some get half as many. ] [ I used to go out to drink with my friend Benny. ] [ We say we live fast, reach for a glass, that's plenty. ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
15 In which song does King George declare, "they will tear each other into pieces, Jesus Christ this will be fun"?
Answer: I Know Him

King George appears on stage for a mere nine minutes, yet manages to squeeze in three songs. In "I Know Him", King George discovers that John Adams is to be the new President of the United States. King George is very critical of the Americans seeking independence and believes they would be better off under his rule.
    Your options: [ I Know Him ] [ You'll Be Back ] [ What Comes Next ] [ Farmer Refuted ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
16 Who did Alexander Hamilton have his infamous affair with?
Answer: Maria Reynolds

He cheated on his wife, Eliza, and was blackmailed by James Reynolds (Maria's husband) and Hamilton paid him off. He was caught sending Mr. Reynolds money and was accused of sending government funds (because he was Secretary of the Treasury, so he had access to government funds) and he was forced to publicly publish and admit his affair.
  From Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musical "Hamilton"?
17 Identify the song: "I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry."
Answer: My Shot

Hamilton sings this song in Act One as he arrives in New York and meets his friends Laurens, Mulligan and Lafayette. He sings about how he is going to rise to the top and not let anything get in his way.
    Your options: [ Alexander Hamilton ] [ Meet Me Inside ] [ Stay Alive ] [ My Shot ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
18 Complete this line from "Satisfied", sung by Angelica: "Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame, and when you said 'Hi' _______"
Answer: I forgot my dang name

In the previous song, "Helpless", we see Alexander and Eliza meet for the first time. In "Satisfied", we rewind back in time (the characters move backwards and the turntable in the floor spins in the opposite direction) and view the scene from Angelica's point of view. This ties into the musical's overall theme that everybody will have a different version of history and how things happened. "I forgot my dang name" refers, on the surface, to the euphoric feeling of attraction, but it also reflects Angelica momentarily forgetting that she is a Schuyler and has familial responsibilities to marry rich, as she realises later in the song. In real life, however, Angelica was not the eldest Schuyler child and, indeed, was already married when she met Alexander.
    Your options: [ I forgot my dang name ] [ I have never been the same ] [ It felt just like a game ] [ You set my heart aflame ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
19 In the song "Blow Us All Away", Philip Hamilton is seeking to confront a man who publicly defamed his father, Alexander. Who was he?
Answer: George Eacker

Philip called Mr. Eacker out on publicly defaming his father and challenged him to a duel that took place in New Jersey. Philip was shot by Mr. Eacker and later died.
  From Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musical "Hamilton"?
20 Identify the song: "Now I'm the villain in your history."
Answer: The World Was Wide Enough

Burr sings this song at the end of Act Two after he he shoots Hamilton and realizes that Hamilton wasn't really a threat. They could have both lived peacefully together because the world was wide enough for both of them.
    Your options: [ Best of Wives and Best of Women ] [ The Election of 1800 ] [ Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story ] [ The World Was Wide Enough ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
21 In the opening song, who says "I fought with him"?
Answer: Jefferson/Lafayette

This is said together by Jefferson/Lafayette and Madison/Mulligan. Interestingly enough, the double casting is totally intentional. While Jefferson fought against Hamilton, Lafayette fought alongside him.
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
22 From which song do the following lyrics come: "I'm in the cabinet, I am complicit in watching him grabbing at power and kiss it, if Washington isn't gon' listen to disciplined dissidence, this is the difference, this kid is out"?
Answer: Washington on Your Side

It is during this moment that Thomas Jefferson realises that he must resign from the Cabinet. This passage uses a dactylic meter (a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables) along with internal false rhyme, assonance and alliteration. Dactyls, a relatively uncommon meter, are also used in Lafayette's blistering rap: "No one has more resilience or matches my practical tactical brilliance". This serves as a reference to the fact that Lafayette and Jefferson is a dual role, played by one actor.
    Your options: [ Washington on Your Side ] [ Blow Us All Away ] [ Cabinet Battle #1 ] [ The World Was Wide Enough ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
23 What is the final song in Act One?
Answer: Non-Stop

"Non-Stop" ends the First Act. The song begins with Hamilton completing a degree at King's College, and he and Burr, become lawyers in New York. Hamilton uses his skills with a quill and his knowledge from being a lawyer to defend the United States Constitution. He wrote the Federalist Papers with James Madison and John Jay and, as the title states, he was "Non-Stop". Hamilton wrote a total of 51 essays defending the document in 6 months.
  From Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musical "Hamilton"?
24 Identify the song: "I am inimitable, I am an original."
Answer: Wait for It

Burr sings this song in Act One after he tells his friends that he's been seeing a married woman and that he would do anything to keep her because "love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints". He goes into detail about his family and the death of his parents and his life and how everything is unfair to everyone.
    Your options: [ Dear Theodosia ] [ That Would Be Enough ] [ Non-Stop ] [ Wait for It ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
25 In the original Broadway cast, Jasmine Cephas-Jones plays which Schuyler sister?
Answer: Peggy

She plays Maria Reynolds (hence the "I loved him" in the opening scene alongside Angelica and Eliza).
    Your options: [ Angelica ] [ Peggy ] [ Eliza ] [ Maria ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
26 In which song does line, "Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice, And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis" appear?
Answer: My Shot

This is how Hercules Mulligan introduces himself. "Loco parentis" is Latin for "in the place of parents". This has a double-meaning in the show: he is saying that he views himself as a parental figure to his younger friends, but it also refers to the notion of Founding Fathers.
    Your options: [ My Shot ] [ What'd I Miss ] [ A Winter's Ball ] [ Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
27 According to Act Two of the musical, why did Aaron Burr challenge Alexander Hamilton to a duel?
Answer: Hamilton supported Jefferson in the Election of 1800 and not Burr

Hamilton showed his support for Jefferson, despite being closer with Burr. Burr saw this act as the reason he lost the election, and challenged Hamilton to a duel through letters that were sent back and forth between the two. This can be heard in the song "Your Obedient Servant" in Act Two.
  From Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musical "Hamilton"?
28 Identify the song: "You want a revolution? I want a revelation!"
Answer: The Schuyler Sisters

Angelica Schuyler sings this song in Act One with her sisters. It is just a fun loving song about how they want change and how they're keeping their eyes open for a mind at work.
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
29 What is George Washington's favorite line of scripture?
Answer: Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree.

He apparently quoted the line often while he was alive. Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't know this until he was personally informed by Hamilton's biographer, and he decided to put the line into the musical.
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
30 Which song begins, "There are moments that the words don't reach. There is suffering too terrible to name"?
Answer: It's Quiet Uptown

This heartbreaking song details the grief of Alexander and Eliza following the death of their son, Phillip. Together, they slowly begin to piece their lives back together as Eliza forgives Alexander for his adultery. The following song begins with Jefferson asking "Can we get back to politics?", which offers the audience a reprieve from the confronting emotions of "It's Quiet Uptown".
    Your options: [ It's Quiet Uptown ] [ Blow Us All Away ] [ The Election of 1800 ] [ The Reynolds Pamphlet ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
31 Which song does King George III NOT sing?
Answer: Farmer Refuted

He sings two songs in Act One, "You'll Be Back" and "What Comes Next?" and one song in Act Two, "I Know Him". "Farmer Refuted" is sung by his loyal defender, Samuel Seabury, in Act One, delivering notice that the King doesn't approve of the Revolution.
    Your options: [ Farmer Refuted ] [ What Comes Next ] [ You'll Be Back ] [ I Know Him ]
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32 Identify the song: "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We fought for these ideals; we shouldn't settle for less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote em, don't act surprised, you guys, 'cause I wrote em!"
Answer: Cabinet Battle #1

Thomas Jefferson sings that line in Act Two when Hamilton tries to establish a national bank. That included the government assuming state debts, which Jefferson wasn't too fond of.
    Your options: [ Cabinet Battle #2 ] [ The Adams Administration ] [ What'd I Miss ] [ Cabinet Battle #1 ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
33 What compliment does Laurens get in "My Shot"?
Answer: I like you a lot

Just before this compliment to Laurens, he sang, "Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot, I think your pants look hot." The fact that Hamilton takes less than a moment to come up with personalized comments and then moves on to making revolutionary plans ("... A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists?/ Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is!") is yet one more example of his rapid-fire thought.
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
34 As the final question, it seems appropriate to ask: What is the final line of "Hamilton"?
Answer: Who tells your story?

All of these lines come from the show's final song, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story". The show ends with the cast directly asking the audience who tells their stories. This musical ends in an emotional, tender way. While there are harmonies and orchestrations throughout the song, the final word is sung a cappella and as a single, unified note.
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Lyrics
35 Who are the two characters that sing "One Last Time"?
Answer: George Washington and Alexander Hamilton

This is the song that George Washington sings when he tells Hamilton that he is stepping down from his position as president.

Fun Fact: In the song, both Hamilton and Washington recite George Washington's actual farewell address word for word during this song.
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36 Identify the song: "You have married an Icarus. He has flown too close to the sun".
Answer: Burn

Eliza sings this in Act Two when she finds out that Hamilton has been having an affair behind her back. These are the words she actually quotes from Angelica, her sister.
    Your options: [ Helpless ] [ Blow Us All Away ] [ Hurricane ] [ Burn ]
  From Quiz: Lyrics from the Musical "Hamilton"
37 Name the song from which these lyrics come: "Now you call me "amoral,"/ A "dangerous disgrace,"/ If you've got something to say/ Name a time and place/ Face to face"...
Answer: Your Obedient Servant

"Your Obedient Servant" is a shout-out to the way people back then signed their letters (the equivalent of 'sincerely'). This line is also used ironically, since "your obedient servant" implies civility while the song is an argument between Hamilton and Burr.
    Your options: [ A Winter's Ball ] [ Your Obedient Servant ] [ Cabinet Battle #2 ] [ Cabinet Battle #1 ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
38 Which ensemble member got to wear the Gypsy Robe on opening night?
Answer: Betsy Struxness

The Gypsy Robe is a theater tradition in which a chorus member with the most Broadway credits receives a robe on opening night. Before curtain, everyone associated with the show gather onstage for the Gypsy Robe ceremony.
    Your options: [ Carleigh Bettiol ] [ Betsy Struxness ] [ Ariana DeBose ] [ Gregory Haney ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
39 Complete the quote: "Heed not the rabble who scream 'revolution!'..."
Answer: They have not your interests at heart

The song "Farmer Refuted" is based on an anonymously published pamphlet by Samuel Seabury signed, "A Westchester Farmer". Hamilton's responses were "A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress" and "The Farmer Refuted".
    Your options: [ Oh my god, tear this dude apart ] [ They have not your interests at heart ] [ Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution ] [ The revolution's coming- the have-nots will win this ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
40 Which celebrity did NOT see "Hamilton" at some point in time?
Answer: David Bowie

Many, many famous people- from Emma Watson to Bernie Sanders have seen this show (and loved it!). The Obamas liked it so much that they invited the cast over to the White House to perform. But David Bowie never saw it before his death in 2016.
    Your options: [ Kanye West and Kim Kardashian ] [ David Bowie ] [ President Obama (and his family) ] [ Beyonce and Jay-Z ]
  From Quiz: "Hamilton" Trivia
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